If John talked alone in the woods, would his logic be sound? Hmmm…anyways, the mouth is a bit thin, as if the custard in the afore-mentioned crème brûlée was made with only egg whites, not egg yolks. I’m reminded of the famous zen koan, “Fruit flies like a banana, fruit fish like a moray’s malaise.” There are lots of sapid bourbon notes: Vanilla, caramel, and thin wisps of cinnamon. The mouth is a month’s worth of sweet round mounds of “Zounds!” exclaimed by Ezra Pound. The rye, normally so frisky, is blunted and refined by the French Oak, much like a sabre melted down into an abundance of iPad styli. The nose, were it a river, would be a deeply-flowing river, whose still waters ran shallow, contra the venerable Latin adage. An enterprising pâtissier produced an inverse crème brûlée recipe with a thin crème bottom with layers of singed iris petals, sepals, and anthers on top. The cream is clotted cream made from milk from a cow that was fed only pine cones, sage, bay leaves, and Leucanthemum vulgare, aka ox-eye daisies. Review: Muckety-Muck 25-year-old Single Grain Scotch Whiskyįollow Adventures In Whiskey on WordPress.The Crown Royal Noble Collection, French Oak Cask Finish, 40% abv, nose opens with herb-infused cream.Review: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (A123).Review: Michter’s 10-Year-Old Bourbon (2023).Review: Four Roses 135th Anniversary Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon.Wilderness Trail Distillery Celebrates 10 Years + Tour and Tasting. Review: Heaven Hill 7-Year-Old Bottled-In-Bond.Review: High West American Prairie Bourbon.Review: Michter's 10-Year-Old Bourbon (2023).Review: Knob Creek 9 year and 12 year Bourbon.A Look at Ragged Branch’s Bourbon Lineup.Crown Royal XO and XR Canadian Whisky Reviews.As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.Įnter your email address to follow Adventures in Whiskey and receive notifications of new posts by email. At a price tag of $59.99, it’s not a major investment for a slightly more interesting version Crown Royal Fine De Luxe. What we end up with is a Crown Royal Fine De Luxe with a touch more spice and a slightly dark edge. With the French Oak cask finish, I was expecting a spicier, drier whisky. Overall, this new whisky from Crown Royal is nice, if a bit underwhelming. The finish sees the development of toasted oak and slightly burnt caramel. There is more of the same on the palate – dark caramel, creamy vanilla, some sweet fruit, and a seasoning of baking spice. The French Oak casks have ramped up the spice notes from the standard Crown Royal Fine De Luxe expression. How does it fare?īottled at 40% ABV, this expression prominently features toasted marshmallows and vanilla on the nose. The previous three expressions in this series have been hits in my household.Īs the name suggests, Crown Royal Noble Collection French Oak Cask Finished sees the brand’s famous whisky, Crown Royal Fine De Luxe, experience secondary aging in new French Oak casks. The fourth entry in Crown Royal’s Noble Collection line is this French Oak finished whisky.
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